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CrankyCarrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Yes you can, I regularly do this for multiplayer, however the Joycons are

Thinner - much less comfortable. I can only play on the Switch for an hour before my hands are cramping and I don’t have big hands
Don’t attach to the side of the Deck
Won’t charge easily - are there even any ways to charge without owning an entire Switch?
Most importantly, no touchpads, no rear buttons. I use the touchpads more than the sticks so for me, no touchpads = no use

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ziggurat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I agree with all of your points. But to answer your question regarding charging.

You can buy joy con chargers, I’ve seen them in stores, they have like a whole stand that also charges your joycon. There are various licensed and unlicensed designs like this. Alternatively I’ve seen on Ali express, just a cable that splits into two, and can connect to the bottom of the joycon rail, just where the connector is, and can be plugged into a USB-a port.

Another official way to charge them is they in I think only released in Japan, as an arms 2 accessories? I may be wrong pulling this from memory and I don’t play arms. They sold joycon aa battery packs. Which were joycon grips, with two aa batteries making them thicker, and also a strap on them.

Lastly Nintendo announced before the switch came out, a charging grip for the joy cons. Like the one that was included with the switch, but it also had a battery that could let you play for even longer, and charge via USB-c. I don’t think this was ever released, I misunderstood and thought my release day switch would come with this product, so I was sad to see the grip that came with the switch was only a plastic holder. But I can wager a guess that some other 3. Party accessories maker has released either a licensed charging grip or an unlicensed one.

I haven’t seen it, but IMO the best product for me, if I was in a situation where I wanted to use the joycons exclusively on a non switch device. I’d like to have something similar to the official joycon straps, but it had a USB-c port on them for charging.

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- CrankyCarrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Somebody linked this which I actually just ordered
  
  amzn.eu/d/gkFI7zQ
  
  I agree, they should have come with a charging grip. If I recall correctly it came with a non charging grip? It can’t cost much more to add charging…
  
  I was forever eyeing up the [Hori Split Pad](Hori Split Pad Pro (Black) for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch) amzn.eu/d/7INO8wM) but it not being wireless always put me off.
  
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beforan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I have a separate 4 joycon charging dock.

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- CrankyCarrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Nice! Just ordered.
  
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drekly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Steam controller

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- CrankyCarrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This is my usual go to, but there are a few occasions I do miss having both sticks! :P
  
  I’m really hoping the SC2 comes out soon.
  
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neeeeDanke@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I also really love the Touchpads, and would love to use the deck (or my pc) on my tv with a controller similar to the steam deck controls, have you found one like that, because I haven’t.

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- drekly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It’s the steam controller
  
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  - neeeeDanke@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    fair, I should have specified I am looking for one I can still buy (not used or scalped)
    
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